First Build

[darkmagereturn]

Budget (including currency): 550 USD

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: It will be used for light weight to medium gaming and lots of multitasking.

 

[SorryBella]

26 minutes ago, darkmagereturn said:

Budget (including currency): 550 USD

Reminder that your best bet at your budget is still buying used liquidated office PC from 3-5 years ago in your local area (example like Dell Optiplex 7040) and use the rest of the budget to get yourself an SSD boot drive, and a GPU. New at this price would be about between sacrificing upgradability in the future or performance right now. If you still insist in buying mostly new, here you go:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i3-12100F 3.3 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($101.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock B660M Pro RS Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($37.97 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Mushkin Helix-L 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($48.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H17 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX650M (2021) 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Corsair) 
Custom: Used GTX 1070 ($120.00)
Total: $528.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-03-01 00:11 EST-0500

[Failure 101]

2 hours ago, darkmagereturn said:

Budget (including currency): 550 USD

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: It will be used for light weight to medium gaming and lots of multitasking.

 

 

If you can get a extra 50 
[url=https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9xYvJM]PCPartPicker Part List[/url]

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($129.98 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock A520M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($70.98 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($37.97 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Silicon Power A60 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($48.49 @ Newegg Sellers) 
Video Card: MSI RX 6600 XT MECH 2X 8G OC Radeon RX 6600 XT 8 GB Video Card  ($229.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H18 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($50.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: BitFenix Formula Bronze 600 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.90 @ Newegg Sellers) 
Total: $613.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-03-01 01:40 EST-0500

 

 

 

[Queen Chrysalis]

4 hours ago, Failure 101 said:

 

If you can get a extra 50 
[url=https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9xYvJM]PCPartPicker Part List[/url]

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($129.98 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock A520M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($70.98 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($37.97 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Silicon Power A60 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($48.49 @ Newegg Sellers) 
Video Card: MSI RX 6600 XT MECH 2X 8G OC Radeon RX 6600 XT 8 GB Video Card  ($229.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H18 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($50.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: BitFenix Formula Bronze 600 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.90 @ Newegg Sellers) 
Total: $613.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-03-01 01:40 EST-0500

 

 

 

A 5500 is fine with a build like this.  It’s not as good as the 5600 but it’s still decent.  That would save $40

 

The thermaltake s100 is also a better case for the same price, it has decent ventilation on the front.

[Failure 101]

13 hours ago, Queen Chrysalis said:

A 5500 is fine with a build like this.  It’s not as good as the 5600 but it’s still decent.  That would save $40

 

The thermaltake s100 is also a better case for the same price, it has decent ventilation on the front.

isn;t the s100 non mesh

[Queen Chrysalis]

11 hours ago, Failure 101 said:

isn;t the s100 non mesh

The inlets on the sides are pretty big and let plenty of air in.  It also has good ventilation on the PSU shroud for a GPU to breath.  Compared to other cases at that price point, it breathes well and looks nice.  Also, at $45 it allows for a 3-pack of FDB fans for the intake.